Chapter 2097 - 2093: A Businesslike Woman

Zhuo Junwu was quite annoyed with Ye Fan. He realized that he couldn’t change some of Ye Fan’s ideas, so he wanted to interfere with Ye Fan’s vision, or make Ye Fan choose the wrong path.

"As for how I manage time, I don’t need to explain anything to you, but I understand that those truly guarding the heavenly tribulation are not just you; there are certainly others. I can regard you as either Zhuo Junwu or Li Yunhuo; that doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that you won’t have the greatest impact on the heavenly tribulation. I would rather believe that you can find your way in the end, after all, you are a human cultivator..."

Ye Fan still held some hope for Zhuo Junwu, after all, Zhuo Junwu was his master, and Ye Fan wanted to protect him.

Zhuo Junwu said, "Ye Fan, I don’t need your pity. The heavenly tribulation has already begun. Didn’t you say you want to help this girl to cultivate? Now you shouldn’t be here, so I wish you luck!"

After speaking, Zhuo Junwu returned to his meditative posture, as if nothing mattered to him.

Lan Jing looked at Ye Fan and said, "Ye Fan, are we leaving?"

"Yes." Ye Fan said to Lan Jing, "I will help you to cultivate the power of two small crystals, and after the cultivation is complete, we will face the heavenly tribulation together. It will be easy for both you and me. Let’s go to Heavenly Peak Mountain first; it’s a place you rarely go to. I can take you there to cultivate, where it is both the source and the place of completion for the heavenly tribulation..."

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Ye Fan took Lan Jing to Heavenly Peak Mountain.

On earth, everything still appeared peaceful. For ordinary humans, the heavenly tribulation’s impact was still unknown.

Li Zhaojun and Min Shang had already begun to complete their array. They were gathering women around Ye Fan, but when they realized that Tantai Wanrong and Zhao Tianya couldn’t join the array, they had to find other women to complete it.

At this time, Sun Ning, one of the women around Ye Fan, had just completed the protection of some of Ye Fan’s relatives and friends. She had just returned to Hua Hai City and received a letter from Li Zhaojun to meet her at a hotel in Hua Hai City.

When Sun Ning arrived at the hotel, only Li Zhaojun was waiting in the room. Min Shang had already gone to complete the array, and the time was tight, so Li Zhaojun hoped to end the conversation briefly with Sun Ning.

"Miss Li, what instructions do you have?"

Sun Ning knew Li Zhaojun’s identity, but she didn’t know what to say appropriately. She also knew she didn’t have a high status in front of Li Zhaojun, who had absolute authority over her.

Li Zhaojun looked at Sun Ning and said, "No need to call me that. Sun Ning, you are one of the most trustworthy people around Ye Fan because you have helped him with many things. Ye Fan has entrusted almost all earthly businesses to you, so you should understand that Ye Fan has a high level of trust in you and believes in you. Therefore, I fully trust you too!"

Sun Ning seemed somewhat gratified and said, "Thank you for your trust, Miss Li. But have you thought that I might not deserve such high honor? I am just an assistant by Mr. Ye’s side; perhaps many things I previously did didn’t meet Mr. Ye’s requirements. Even in my heart, I feel a lot of guilt... Miss Li, whatever you need, just instruct me!"

"You are from Han’s Group; your former miss, Han Qing’er, where is she now?" Li Zhaojun suddenly asked.

Sun Ning frowned and said, "Miss Li, why are you looking for Miss Han? Pardon my rudeness, but Mr. Ye previously instructed that the miss should continue to be protected and not harmed by outsiders, so Mr. Ye placed her in a very safe place..."

Li Zhaojun smiled and said, "You really do consider everything for Ye Fan. Do you think I want to do something unfavorable to Han Qing’er? You are overthinking. Now I need to complete an array and require some women around Ye Fan. I haven’t informed Ye Fan about this, but trust me, I’m absolutely not intending to harm Ye Fan. If you can help me with this, I think you can help me with many things... I can even let you join this array!"

"Miss Li, please understand one thing; I only obey Mr. Ye’s orders. If Mr. Ye asked me to do anything, even going through fire and water, I wouldn’t hesitate. As Miss Li is the closest person to Mr. Ye, as long as Miss Li’s instructions don’t contradict Mr. Ye’s orders, I will definitely follow Miss Li’s instructions... However, the matter Miss Li mentioned now clearly contradicts Mr. Ye’s previous directions, so I can’t comply. As for Miss Han’s whereabouts, I can’t disclose them to Miss Li!" Sun Ning said with great persistence.

Li Zhaojun looked at Sun Ning, finally sighing softly and said, "I didn’t expect Ye Fan to have such loyal women beside him; it is indeed rare. Ye Fan hasn’t made a mistake in trusting you. Now I won’t ask about your miss’s whereabouts. How about this; would you be willing to join this array?"

"May I ask one thing, Miss Li, what kind of array are you planning to construct? If it goes against what Mr. Ye has instructed... I still can’t comply with you!" Sun Ning said, seeming quite oblivious.

Confronted with such a business-minded woman, Li Zhaojun felt weak. Ultimately, she sighed softly and said, "Rest assured, the array I want you to join is only to help Ye Fan. Ye Fan hasn’t made any instructions about this array, and now the heavenly tribulation is about to happen, so Ye Fan temporarily can’t come back... Does that satisfy you?"

Sun Ning also sensed Li Zhaojun seemed a bit angry, and she gave a slight bitter smile and said, "Since that’s the case, can I go back first and take care of some matters?"

"It’s best not to. Time is pressing, and finding nine to twelve people to complete this array is no easy task. The people I can find are basically here now. Those I hoped could help previously might not be able to assist now, even adding you might not be able to gather enough people around Ye Fan... That’s what troubles me the most!" Li Zhaojun seemed rather strained.

Sun Ning nodded and said, "I absolutely believe in Miss Li’s feelings for Mr. Ye, and as long as Miss Li’s instructions benefit Mr. Ye, I absolutely won’t go against Miss Li’s intentions!"